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17.46.040 Co-located Publication Boxes.

City Code Section
  1. A. A person may install a co-located publication box, at the person’s own expense, in compliance with all of the following conditions:
    1. 1. Placement of the co-located publication box complies with all sections of this Chapter and all required permits have been obtained (per TRN-8.08);
    2. 2. The proposed co-located publication box provides sufficient compartments for distribution of all publications being distributed within 175 feet of the proposed location for the co-located publication box as of the date of installation of the co-located publication box; and
    3. 3. The co-located publication box permittee agrees in writing as a condition of issuance of a permit to be responsible for ensuring compliance with the maintenance requirements of this Chapter for the co-located publication box.
    4. 4. A person who installs a co-located publication box may not charge a distributor for distribution of its publication from the co-located publication box.
  2. B. Once a co-located publication box has been installed, no freestanding publication boxes may be placed within 175 feet of the co-located publication box. If the co-located publication box is full, a distributor who wishes to distribute a publication at that location may do so by installing, at its own expense, an additional identical co-located publication box immediately adjacent to the existing co-located publication box. The additional co-located publication box must comply with all other requirements of this chapter for placement of co-located publication box. Once installed the maintenance and management will be the responsibility of the permittee of the existing co-located publication box.
  3. C. No permittee of a co-located publication box may accept anything of value for the display of any speech or image on the co-located publication box. The distributor may display the publication within the window to which that box is assigned in the co-located publication box. The distributor may also display any speech or image of its choice, limited to no more than four inches in height, on each of the following: the front, side, back and door of the co-located publication box. No other speech or image may be displayed with the exception of the notice required by Subsection 17.46.050 B.
  4. D. Co-located publication boxes must be black in color and the design must be similar to existing co-located publication boxes installed around Pioneer Courthouse Square. Co-located publication boxes within design districts may be subject to Design Review and through that process may be allowed to vary in standard color or other elements.
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